[SARB017] Alpinist/Field Watch mixup
I thought it would be interesting to put a classic SARB Alpinist dial in a darker more pure field watch case. I wish I would have chosen some hands that were a bit more stout to try this modding thing out. Those are some dainty hands that were super hard to get on.
This is an aftermarket Alpinist dial (no OEM dials were harmed in this experiment) that I got in a different watch with a case I didn't like. It had an old 7s26 movement which I changed to an NH35. Dial quality is decent but its not exact to the SARB017 and of course doesn't have the internal bezel rotation so the compass complication is kind of useless. Case is a Namoki olive field watch case with flat sapphire.
I threw on a Zuludiver Octopod strap and there you go. I hadn't seen a lot of mods with this dial in a darker format. The gold is really set off by the darker theme and the olive finish works, especially in the sunlight.
First mod and it's definitely not perfect. But I didn't break anything and there isn't any visible dust inside so I call it a success! I'll definitely be doing more mods, it was fun!
I learned a ton from all the pics here, thank you all for sharing.
Posted Sep 9, 2022, 11:01 PM UTC
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